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Manuals | October 25, 2017

Guide to Facilitating Community-Led Disaster Risk Management

This guide builds on previous manuals produced by CRS and CAFOD, adding new sections on how to strengthen community leadership and participation mechanisms, and how to integrate climate change adaptation.

PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY-LED DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT

Principle 1: Inclusion of all social groups in the community

Principle 2: Leadership by the community

Principle 3: Promotion of accountability by all involved

Community‑led disaster risk management in practice

Bangladesh: Inclusion of all community members in DRM cash‑for‑work activities

Bangladesh: Setting up the participation mechanism through clusters in a diverse community

Vietnam: Accountable government in early warning and evacuation for storms and floods

Solomon Islands: Child‑centered disaster risk management through songs and games

STAGE 1: ENGAGE

What you should know

Deciding which community to work with

Deciding when to start CLDRM activities

How to facilitate the process of engaging the community and all stakeholders